“Some of the guys from my college class gave me a guitar for my birthday and things just took off.” This is how Narek, a 4th year student at Yerevan’s Medical University, describes how the story all began.

One day Narek met Zakar at the Student Council where he’d often hang out. Zakar, who would always be in a state of confusion, coming and going aimlessly, took Narek on as a bass player in his group. It all started for Narek about three years back as well when they played a gig at the Medical University’s auditorium.

“It was the instruments that brought us together. We never really sat down and decided to form a group. We needed a flute player and then met up with Anushavan. We were missing a guitarist and teamed up with Vagner”, recounts Zakar, one of the founding members of the group Synkope.

Synkope is a medical term that means “a pause of the heart”. The guys in the group recount that they’ve played under a variety of names before coming up with this appellation. Continue reading →

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I read somewhere that writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. Well, I would confess that the need to write sometimes is as essential as breathing a fresh air. And even though most of my writings stay private, I still share in my blog whatever I come across and find interesting to store somewhere in order not to lose it. For that reason lots of my posts are about what I currently read, experience or observe. I also share what I find beautiful in this modern delight of mine (the blog) that has grown to a hobby for the last 8 years. Sincerely Shushan Harutyunyan (blansh) A person who loves being a writer, but can't stand the paperwork (c) :)))